Railroad-tie.



G. H. STRAND.

RAILROAD TIE.

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1,106,165, Patented A11g.4,1914,

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GEORGE H. STRAND, OF MERRILL, WISCONSIN.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,474.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen H. STRAND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Merrill, in the county of Lincoln and State of lrVisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrlption.

My invention has for its object to provide a railroad tie constructed of two resilient slotted members engaging each other at the slots, and each having two ends, one of the ends of each of the members being coiled and disposed within the other turned back end of the other member on which the rail rests.

Still other objects of the invention will appear in the following specification, in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing my tie; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tie showing how the rails are secured thereto; Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4.-4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the tie 5 is constructed of two companion members 6 and 7 each of these members having a slot 8, in which the other member is disposed beyond its said slot. Members 6 and 7 each have two terminals 9 and 10, the terminals 10 on each of the members 6 and 7 being coiled within the portion 11 on the other member, from which its terminal 9 projects. The central portion each of the members 6 and 7 has a depending flange 12, which serves to strengthen the member. As will be seen by referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings, the ends of the terminals 9 are disposed side by side.

Rails 20 are disposed on the tie as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, each of the rails 20 being disposed on one terminal 9 of each of the members 6 and 7 and on a portion 14 of the other member 6 or 7, which is disposed adjacent the end 15 of the depending flange 12. There are openings 16 in the terminals 9 and openings 17 in the portions 14 of the members, bolts 18 being disposed through these openings 16 and 17 for engaging the flanges 19 of the rail 20 for holding the rail in place on the tie.

WVashers 21 and 22 are disposed on the bolts 18 against which the nuts 23 press. The washers 22 which are at the inner sides of the rails 20 are wedge-shaped, as shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A railroad tie having bent resilient portions spaced from each other, and free terminals extending from the said portions in the direction of each other.

2. A railroad tie having bent resilient portions spaced from each other, and free terminals extending over these portions in the direction of each other.

3. A railroad tie having bent resilient portions spaced from each other, and free terminals extending from the said portions in the direction of each other; two rails and means for securing each rail to one of the terminals and to another portion'of the tie.

4. In a railroad tie, two members, each having two terminals, one of the terminals on each member being disposed within the other bent terminal on the other member.

5. A railroad tie, two members having their central ortions disposed in the same general direction, each ofthe members having a terminal bent within an inwardly extending terminal on the other member.

6. In a railroad tie, two members having their central portions disposed in the same general direction, each of the members having a terminal disposed within an inwardly extending terminal on the other member.

7. In a railroad tie, two members having their central portions disposed in the same general direction, each of the members having a terminal disposed within an inwardly extending terminal on the other member; two rails and means for securing each of the rails to both members.

8. A railroad tie, two slotted members engaging eaoh other at the slots, each of the members having a terminal bent within an inwardly extending terminal on the other member.

9. A railroad tie, two slotted members 10 each other, each of the members having a terminal bent Within a portion of the other member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE H. STRAND.

Witnesses QUINCY J. JONES, M. Gr. HOFFMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

